The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-22


parpoos shall be % organize and promote immi-
eration % Florida ~
ARTICLE H-oIFIc9RA
SECTION 1. The officers shall be President,
Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Commit
tee OF one from each branch ASSOCIATION in the
State There shall also be such number OF Vice
Presidents as the Executive Committee may de-
by the Executive Committee and to be as many
in number rs they shall determine
SIC 9. The Executive Committee shall be
chosen by vote OF aiority OF the members
present and voting At the annual meeting OF the
association
ecutive Commiuee. who shall have power to NIL
all vacancies in their own Membership
There may also be chosen BY the Executive
Committee five members n large, in addition to
the membership above provided.
6Ec. 3. Ali officers shall be elected from
excepting that the Secretary and Treasurer may,
Al the discretion of the said committee be chosen
from outside their own membership.
The combined Offices OF Secretary and Treas
urer may be held by one person il deemed best
by the committee.
SEC. 4 The annual meeting Of the As ISOLATION
shall be held in the city OF jacksonville or else
mitiee on the first Monday OF September IN each
year after 1887. At this meeting the officers
shall be elected and they shall hold office until
their SUCCESSORS are chosen.
ARTICLE m-POwERs AND DUTIES uF OFFICERS
SECTION 1. The executive powers of the As
ISOLATION vested in the Central Committee.
subject TO the direction of the Executive Com
mittee.
The powers and duties of the President and
Secretary and Treasurer shall be such as usu-
ally appertain to these offices. They shall be
the Trustees of the Association, empowered ~
execute, on behalf of the Association, all such
writings or legal documents as may be neces
sary for the purposes OF the Association. and
are also empowered, as Trustees of the Asso
citation, 10 receive conveyances OF land, and 10
convey the same, duly accounting for their
acts to the Executive Committee. The Treas
urer shall give bond in such amount and with
such security as the Central Committee may
direct and approve.
ARTICLE Iv-AEETINGs AND QUORUM
SECTION l. The calls for annual meetings
shall be issued through the leading newspa
pers of the State TO be designated by the Cen
trail Committee. Any number Of members re-
spending to the call shall constitute quorum
SEC 9. The Executive Committee shall meet
at the Call Of the President Five members
shall be quorum.
SEC g. The Central Committee shall meet at
the call of the President. A majority shall be a
quorum.
ARTICLE v-MEMBERsHIP.
SECTION /. Any citizen Of Florida, or other
person owning property in Florida, may be-
come a regular member OF this ASSOCIATION by
paying the the admission fee Of one dollar, and
signing the Constitution; and he shall continue
a member 80 long as he shall pay his annual
dues, unless suspended or expelled as may be
provided in the Bylaws
SEC. 2. Any person may become a cOntribu-
ting member and be separately enrolled as
such. by contributing annually the sum Of ten
dollars TO the Association.
ARTICLE vI-DUEs.
SECTION /. The annual dues to be paid by
each regular member shall be one dollar, one
half of which shall 60 to his Branch organiza-
ton, if he be member OF one; the other half
shall be paid 10 the Treasurer OF the State Ex-
ecutive Committee.
ARTICLE vH-BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS.
SECTION /. Branch Associations may be Or
ganized in any part Of Florida by enrolling fifty
or more members adopting the Constitution OF
the State Association, and paying into the treas
ury of tine State Association fifty cents for each
member enrolled.
SEC 2 Branch associations shall be numbered
serially, thus. Branch Association No., head
quarters At.
such methods oforganization and work as it may
deem best, provided they do not conflict with
the Constitution and by laws of the State Asso
citation.
SEC T. Branch organizations shall report to the
Secretary and Treasurer Of the State AssocS-
ton.
SEC 5. Any member OF any Branch Associa-
ton may vote al the annual meeting.
THE WORK BEGUN.
A delegation from the Executive Commit
tee attended the meeting of the Southern
Passenger Agents Association " held at Cape May,
n. J., August 16 and II, and obtained as
surances from all railroad lines leading into
Florida from other States, that whenever we had
the immigrants ready to come, the railroad COM
panies will bring them at very low rates, and, as
needed, will put on special migrant cars such as
are now used for their transportation 10 the Pa
cifc Coast
Before we can proceed further with this impor-
tant work, il is requisite:
First That the organization be completed
and put into vigorous operation in every part of
Florida.
Second. That the Treasury be provided with
funds ample to meet expenses.
Third. That the lands forsale by corporations
and individual owners be mapped, described and
the facilities 10 be provided by their Branch
organizations as we'll as by the State organiza-
ton for the sale of these lands at low prices.
Fourth. That every possible inducement be
offered by the people of Florida to attract immi-
grants TO the State.
Fifth. That Bureau of Statistic be estab-
ished, and that large supplies of reliable and at
tractive matter be carefully prepared and printed
and widely and judiciously distributed.
Sixth. That the transportation companies CO.
operate fully.
Seventh That the press Of this State be heart
ily enlisted in cooperation.
We ask your careful attention to the following
application OF the foregoing requisites:
First Organization. We ask that the mem
bers of the Executive Committee in each county,
with the cooperation of the delegates from their
respective counties to the recent immigration
Convention, proceed at once, under the above
plan to secure the organization of branch asso-
Citations in their several counties.
Let your people meet together and organize oil
themselves and in their own way, subject only
to the General Constitution. Let enrolment
books be opened in every precinct. ana every
resident be invited to join and enroll his name,
and to give his earnest personal efforts to aid the
cause.
We think it best that the people of each local
ity should adopt such methods Of their own as
they may deem most effective. The important
point We desire to urge is that the people organ
lie without delay, and that, as soon possible,
all citizens be enrolled as members, 30 that we
may accomplish much before the present season
has passed.
Second. Funds. For the present we must rely
upon the dues and the subscriptions of contribu-
ting members
The work cannot be prosecuted without mon
ey, and if the people of this State will enroll and
pay their dues, and all who are able will join the
list of contributing members" we can accom-
plsh good results.
There Is no State appropriation for immigra-
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